TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction............................................................................2 The Mission's Look...................................................................3 Mission Life ...........................................................................4 Secularization..........................................................................5 The Mission Today....................................................................6 My Opinion ............................................................................7 Bibliography ...........................................................................8 INTRODUCTION California's missions are a rich part of our state's history and culture. They were the first step in the colonization of California after the explorers had found it. The purpose of the missions was to protect Spain's claim for holding this new land. California's fifth mission, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, was founded on September 1, 1772. The mission …showed first 75 words of 961 total…

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